Mystery: Lucky One

Of course they were all killed... Thinking of the endings of the three people mentioned by Bilt, Alice subconsciously wanted to blurt out what she wanted to say, but when she saw Klein standing beside her out of the corner of her eye, she closed her mouth again.

Klein didn't notice this scene. He was trying his best to control his facial muscles to prevent himself from showing a strange expression.

"Study carefully according to the information," he said calmly.

After that, he stood up, took his hat and saluted, saying, "I should leave now."

"It's a pleasure working with you." Bilt responded with a smile.

Alice looked at Bilt, then at Klein, and after thinking for two seconds, she stretched out her right hand and placed it between the three people.

After Klein stared at her for a few seconds, he placed his right hand on top of her.

Then, they all looked at Bilt.

Bilt, who had no idea what was going on, put his right hand on it with a confused look on his face.

This can’t be some weird ritual...uh, what are they doing?
Bilt looked in astonishment as Alice and Klein shouted "Happy cooperation" in unison, then waved their hands vigorously downwards - now only his hand was left hanging awkwardly in the air.

He wanted to withdraw his hand without leaving a trace and pretend that nothing had happened, but after hesitating for a moment, he imitated Alice and Klein, waved his hand down vigorously, and shouted in an excited tone:

"Happy cooperation!"

Alice smiled with satisfaction. She waved to Bilt and said in a brisk tone, "Bye~"

After saying this, she turned around and pulled Klein away without waiting for Bilt to respond.

As they walked down the stairs, a cheer happened to be heard. Alice looked over curiously - oh, it turned out that a black boxing match had ended.

Alice suddenly remembered the person she saw before going upstairs. She searched the crowd and found the target easily.

The black-haired, blue-eyed young man's smile could hardly hide his excitement. Alice tilted her head and realized that he probably won.

Alice withdrew her gaze with no interest, turned her head and asked Klein:
"Mr. Adventurer, are you interested in gambling?
"You said, can we go find a casino and win a lot of money...

"Get rich overnight!"

“The casino won’t give you the money if that happens, right?” Klein reminded him tactfully.

Alice stroked her chin, turned her head and asked:

"Isn't that just perfect? ​​They broke their promise first, so we have a reason to rob the casino...

"Hey, does this count as winning back a casino?"

Klein glanced at her and smiled gently. Before he could continue, he saw Alice holding her head and screaming:

"I know I was wrong! I won't do this! I swear!"

She successfully attracted the attention of the entire first floor of the "Sweet Lemon" bar.

In terms of shamelessness, Klein was obviously no match for Alice. He did not take well to being the center of attention. He silently withdrew his hand, lowered his head and smiled as he said:

"Shut up."

Alice silently took her hands off her head and covered her mouth.

Klein glanced at him with a cold look, then turned away coldly. Alice stood there blankly for a while, and only reacted when Klein was about to reach the door. She subconsciously disappeared from the spot, and then reappeared in the same place.

"Wait for me!" she shouted and trotted after him.

Klein started looking at her with confusion and bewilderment along with the others around him, so Alice stopped beside Klein, blinked, and explained:

"By human standards, jogging would appear more sincere... although it's still not as efficient as walking briskly."

According to human standards...? A considerable number of the onlookers withdrew their gazes.

Okay, that seems to be the case... But is jogging faster than walking briskly? Klein's train of thought was briefly diverted, but he still remembered the situation. He didn't think deeply about it, nor did he make any comments. He just glanced at Alice and left.

Alice then put down her hands, grabbed her clothes and followed.

After they left the sight of the people in the tavern, Klein turned around and suggested, "Alice, why don't you go to class?"

He was really worried about Alice's head full of strange ideas.

This was not the first time Klein had made such a proposal. Alice's attitude had gradually softened amid his continuous proposals. This time, she did not even refuse directly. Instead, she thought for a moment and asked:

"Do you think Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina knows the main ingredients of my Sequence 4 potion? They seem to be called... Shadow of Doom and Raven Shadow Serpent?"

“Maybe.” Klein gave an ambiguous answer.

In fact, it’s okay to go and take a look and then run away if nothing works. After all, when students skip classes, the school usually asks the parents to come... Alice glanced at Klein obliquely.

Klein carefully searched for the shadows of these two monsters in his knowledge of mysticism, and finally confirmed that he knew nothing about them. Then he suggested:

"You can ask at the Tarot Club? Or I can write a letter to Mr. Azik for you, or..."

His voice paused for a moment, remembering Arrodes's mechanism, and he introduced it with a little hesitation:
"The 'Mechanical Heart' has a sealed artifact '2-111', which is a magic mirror that can answer your questions.

"However, as a price, you must answer one of its questions truthfully, and there must be someone watching you. These questions may be very profound knowledge, or they may be..."

Klein suddenly stopped, so Alice looked at him in confusion and asked, "What else could it be?"

"It might also lead to social failure." Klein added to his unfinished words. When he saw Alice's eyes suddenly brighten, he felt as if it was just as he expected.

"Truth or Dare!" Alice said excitedly, "Does the mirror have to tell the truth too? Oh, it seems there is no such thing as Truth or Dare..."

Klein felt like his heart had finally died down. He took a deep breath and continued his introduction:

"some.

"You all must tell the truth. If you lie or are unwilling to say it, you can choose to complete the task or accept the punishment."

He did not emphasize the use of reasonable language to arrange the vague key points. In his opinion, Alice had reached the pinnacle in this regard.

It can be seen that she must have often gotten into trouble in the past.

Alice tensed up her body in excitement, but then she regained her relaxed attitude and sighed:
"But it's inside the Church of the Mechanical Heart..."

Her first reaction was not to steal or rob, or to go in and "borrow" it herself... Klein felt relieved about the results of his education. (End of this chapter)